Telebastard

[kuhboom]

Hi guys, first post here.

I really wanted to love the Les Paul Traditional I bought around 6 months ago, but I just couldn't bond with it. I'm a 25.5 scale guy at heart but I love the LP tone. So I decided to put together my own mashup of all the things I love about LP's, Tele's, and Strats. I called it the Telebastard.

It has a magogany body and 59 profile mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard and headstock overlay. I designed the logo and sent it to ReproGraphX. They print actual silver ink onto a clear transfer sheet with adhesive on the back of the ink. After application, only the ink remains on the headstock. It worked out really well.

The plastics are Creamtone, and the pickups are Manlius hot rod 59's. I chopped up a full LP harness from MSSC and used half on this guitar, and half in my HSS Strat. The guitar sounds insanely good. It has the classic Les Paul tone with just a bit more spank from the 25.5 scale. I'm really loving this one!

 

[unstrung]

Gotta love a guitar with a concept behind it. Take it the serial is your birthday?

Nice photography too.

 

[bagman67]

Very nice work.  A simple thing of beauty.

 

[DangerousR6]

Very epic, at a glance it would certainly throw out the LP vibe.... ccasion14:

 

[bagman67]

The ebony peghead veneer really sells it.

 

[zebra]

Great concept, great execution.  Exactly my idea of what my idea Les Paul would be.  Also, I have to agree with Bagman - that peghead veneer is the crowning touch.

 

[vikingred]

This is extremely impressive work.  Very interesting build.  Would love to hear sound clips.  :kewlpics:

 

[stratamania]

Welcome to the forum.

A very good build and concept. Well done.  ccasion14:

 

[kuhboom]

Thanks guys. I'm going to be recording some clips of this guitar this coming weekend and I'll post them here when they're done.

Gotta love a guitar with a concept behind it. Take it the serial is your birthday?

Yup, the serial is my birthday.

 

[fdesalvo]

Extremely awesome! 

 

[vikingred]

Yeah, sorry to jump in again but man, this is a masterpiece.  I absolutely love it.  I've never been able to get into LPs but always loved the look and the tone of them.  This captures it in a very unique way.  Again, if you get the chance, please throw up some sound clips, I'd love to hear it.  Congrats again on a super-fine build.  Sure to win a GOM.

 

[Verne Bunsen]

I keep coming back to this thread just to look at the pictures. Guitar porn in the extreme! I could see a new GOM category: Fusion Guitars, guitars that fuse the functional characteristics of one guitar style into the aesthetic characteristics of another...

 

[fdesalvo]

^ Agreed.  I can't stop looking lol.

This is the first time I've liked a Strat headstock on a Tele body.  It's just so...right?

 

[Cagey]

I've always liked Strat headstocks on Tele bodies. Warheads even more so.

 

[anorakDan]

Welcome to the board and that is one drop-dead gorgeous guitar. You should be proud. Nice job!

 

[Vallhagen]

To me, this looks very classy, very tasty, and yet all unique. "Perfect" is a suitable word.
Great idea, great outcome.

Cheers

 

[kuhboom]

Thanks for the kind words fellas. I'm really enjoying the playability and tone of this guitar.

 

[MikeW]

How did I miss this one until now? Beautiful work man. That's a gorgeous guitar.

 

[kuhboom]

Some back shots

 

[Glimmer]

That is one beautiful guitar! How does it play and sound?

And love the decal. Nice work!